The Cold-Blooded Prince's Seductive Consort

  Three years later

  Baihui Mountain, with its steep cliffs and towering peaks, is covered in thorns all year round. Fierce beasts roam in packs, making it difficult for anyone to take a step forward unless they possess great inner strength. However, at the very top of this mountain, as soon as the sun rises, its first rays of light will shine brightly, illuminating everything.

  At the summit, a woman in white stood at the corner of the steep cliff with an expressionless face. After a long time, her complexion finally showed some slight movement, but added a few more indifferent colors. "Do I really have to go back?"

  Behind the girl stood a man, handsome and refined, although middle-aged, but the passage of time had not affected his appearance at all. He let out a gentle sigh and said slowly: "You are already at the age of plus笄, as they say, 'a grown woman should not stay at home', for your own good, I am also doing this for you".

  The woman wanted to say something else, but swallowed her words at the last minute. The man, seeing that she had nothing more to say, let out another sigh and turned to leave.

  That's right, this woman in white is indeed the reborn Jiǔ ér of that year. To be precise, she should be called Shuǐ Lián Yuè.

  At that time, she had just been reborn and was in a state of disarray, with no time to think about anything else. It wasn't until her master brought her back to Baihui Mountain that the information in her mind gradually emerged.

  The mistress of the body is called Shui Lian Yue, one of the four great families of the Jin Xi Dynasty, the fourth daughter of the Water Mansion. She also has a mother who is the fourth lady of the Water Mansion, seemingly a noblewoman but in reality living no better than a lowly maid. The scenes of being bullied and trampled upon in her mind are too numerous to count.

  At that time, she was also in the brothel, and it was all arranged by the madam. Because Shui Lianyue was married to the royal family, and at a young age, she became the legitimate wife of King Wei, the madam had a daughter and would not let a humble concubine become a princess, thus surpassing her own daughter in status.

  Then, together with the housekeeper, secretly plotted against Shuizuki and sold her to a place three hundred miles away from Kyoto in Luchuan County.

  What made Shui Lianyue unbearable was that she was sold to a brothel at the age of thirteen, in her tender years, and her body was only worth fifty taels.

  As thoughts were in disarray, a sparrow flew by, leaving behind its clear and crisp chirping, which brought back the wandering thoughts of Shuiyue. However, she saw her mouth curve up, with a hint of an eerie cold smile, as if she was heading in the opposite direction from the breathtaking view.

  Water Palace, very good.

  Without staying for long, on the next day, Shui Lian Yue went down the mountain and returned to Kyoto. Bai Hui Mountain is still far from Kyoto, and even if they travel day and night, it will take more than ten days.

  "It's enough, let's just send it here," Shui Lianyue indifferently glanced at the person beside her, holding the reins and walking slowly with Zhuge Gu Rong. The official road was not far ahead, if they continued to send someone, there might be no end to it.

  Zhuge Yurong also glanced at Shui Lianyue, her deep eyes revealing no emotions. When she heard the latter speak, she stopped in her tracks and lifted her arm to place the small black eagle perched on her shoulder onto Shui Lianyue's shoulder, saying slowly: "Take Man Yue with you; if anything happens, Master and I will know."

  Shui Lian Yue didn't say a word, which was equivalent to agreeing. She slightly tilted her head and looked at Man Yue, then smiled faintly and said: "You guy, have you gained weight again recently? Go, go to the sky to lose weight."

  The full moon seems to understand human language. As soon as the sound of Shui Lian Yue's words fell, Hei Chi spread its wings and let out a loud cry, and in the blink of an eye it flew up into the sky.

  Zhuge Yuer was quietly watching Shui Lianyue, without any emotion on her face. She rarely smiled, and even a faint smile had the power to captivate the city. However, he still liked seeing her icy expression. After a moment's thought, his mouth corners unexpectedly revealed a hint of a smile that was hard to detect.

  Riding a horse, Shui Lian Yue wore a white dress, a gauze hat covering her face, like an ethereal fairy, quietly departing, whipping the horse, leaving behind a trail of dust.

  After seven days of rushing about, on the next day at noon, I arrived in Lai County.

  She wore a white dress, which made her stand out even more. Passersby on the street stopped and stared, discussing her among themselves, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable. She thought this outfit was already quite low-key, but unexpectedly, it attracted a crowd of onlookers.

  Speaking of Lai County, three years had made her familiar with the place. She led the horse directly to the brothel where she used to be, only to find that it had been converted into a wine house and was under new ownership.

  As soon as I entered the door, someone came to greet me and took me to a elegant room in the backyard. The room was particularly exquisite, decorated entirely according to Shui Lian Yue's preferences. She liked white, only white, so all the objects that could be used with white were placed in the house. Outside the courtyard, two osmanthus trees were also planted, which prefer warmth and can slightly counteract the cold air.

  She is indeed a rare, cold-constitution person. Master said that her cold constitution was brought from her mother's womb, in plain words, congenital, incurable, can only use warming objects to counteract. Every full moon, the yin energy is extremely heavy, which is also when her cold constitution acts up.

  People with a yin-cold constitution should avoid frequent use of internal force, otherwise, the yin-cold will be triggered prematurely.

  "Miss, miss, miss..."

  Shui Lian Yue had just taken a sip of tea, and before she could swallow it, a yellow shadow flashed before her eyes. After she swallowed, she said casually: "Hong Ying, why are you still so restless? When can you be more steady?"

  Only to see that beside Shui Lian Yue, there was an additional girl, no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a light yellow water dress, with rosy cheeks and a lovely appearance. Her eyebrows and eyes had an added hint of purity, "Miss, how steady you are! Do you know, this month's profit has doubled again?"

  Shui Lian Yue shook her head helplessly and smiled faintly: "I know your greatest skill, Miss. I can't leave you."

  Speaking of Hong Ying, it was two years ago when Shui Lian Yue came to Longxian County. Along the way, she rescued her, perhaps sympathizing with each other's misfortunes. At that time, Hong Ying was only eleven or twelve years old. Her family was poor and in dire straits, so her parents sold her to a brothel. However, this girl was very stubborn and managed to escape. If Shui Lian Yue had arrived any later, she might have been beaten to death by those thugs.

  From then on, Hong Ying followed her. Xiao Yatou looked at her simple and innocent personality, but actually she was the most cunning, clever and capable. She had only been allowed to leave the mountain two years ago and had come to Lang County to manage the wine shop. Of course, Shui Lian Yue was the real owner of this wine shop.